Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sangatte today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 4AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 123 | 141 | 170 | 155 | 73 | 43 | 58 | 0 | 214 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:38AM6.79m | 1:54PM6.97m | 2:11AM7.13m | 2:26PM7.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM1.37m | 8:30AM1.22m | 8:47PM1.03m | 9:05AM0.95m | 9:23PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 123 | 141 | 170 | 155 | 73 | 43 | 58 | 61 | 214 | 572 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 507 | 207 | 368 | 330 | 353 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 382 | 169 | 169 | 266 | 437 | 496 | 426 | 900 | 809 | 455 |
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